Minyama · Suburb / Locality

Language in Minyama

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 90.7% of people in Minyama. While this is far below the national figure for English-only speakers, the area remains much more linguistically uniform than most similar places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.4% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland average. Consistent with this, only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure far below the national average.

5.4% ▲ +8.1%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▲ +2.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Minyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31858/minyama/topic/language